Test-Drive Your Dream Job

Critical Praise

"VocationVacations offers short-term pay for mentoring opportunities in various occupations. While the book is in part an advertisement for Kurth's company, it also shows how you can explore new careers on your own."
-Lifetwo.com

"TEST-DRIVE YOUR DREAM JOB by Brian Kurth, and It's Not A Glass Ceiling, It's Sticky A Floor by Rebecca Shambaugh. I would suggest you go to your nearest library or bookstore and get those books. Any major change in life should begin with research, and those books are a good place to start."
-Wellpast50.blogs.com

"Throughout the book, Kurth and co-writer Robin Simons provide a step-by-step guide to finding mentors on the way to one's eventual dream job. Kurth also tackles the tough issues, such as what to do when your dream career isn't everything you thought it would be, leaving you feeling directionless and shattered. Or how to talk things out with a family member who's not feeling quite so psyched about all the risk associated with the career move you're considering"
-Selfhelpme.net

"Wouldn't it be fabulous to be able to try on a profession or "vocation" before putting enormous time, effort and money into it?! Well, folks, we have a new GREAT RESOURCE in VOCATION VACATIONS!"
-Workpassionportal.com

"Once you experience your dream job, it allows you to be your true self all the time ... Brian Kurth has tapped into today's pervasive career zeitgeist with ...Test-Drive Your Dream Job."
-Thirdage.com

"You can make money and love your job. However, be smart about any job transitions. Read this book first! Life is too short to waste on a job that makes you miserable."
-Reviewyourbook.com

"I like the concept of a vocation vacation a lot."
-Managementcraft.typepad.com

"It's kind of cool. You spend your vacation not at Disney World or the beach, but "working" in a field you always dreamed of entering. You find out if it's really as wonderful as you thought and what it would take to pursue it."
-Karenburnsworkinggirl.com

"You don't have to quit your nine-to-five job to pursue your dream job. Obligations and concerns may take you down a less-than-direct path. It may take months, not weeks….years, not months. If you are patient and creative, you can keep your career transition moving forward. The vocationing process will get you from Point A to Point B."
-Techcareers.com

"If you have ever worked at a job that you hated, you know how downtrodden you can get. Finding your dream job always seems like an arm's length away, but it doesn't have to be that way. This book lays out the step by step path that you need to create your dream job. Inspiration abounds within the pages of this book."
-Laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com

"I had read about a new trend of 'working' vacations and just assumed it meant working on vacation, and as a travel writer, I'm a big advocate of mixing travel with work as much as possible. You might as well get paid to hang-out in a museum and tell someone else about it. But Vocation Vacations takes it a step above and beyond, introducing otherwise unexplored careers to the travelers. In essence, it allows you to test-drive a career for a week and assess your interests and skills."
-Theinnovativetraveler.com

"The book describes the vocations/jobs that some of his clients have tried out. They have been as diverse as opening a bakery to becoming a dog trainer. Some have blossomed into successful careers. Others have discovered that the realities of their dream job were more like a nightmare. So trying out the career move saved some real agony in the long run."
-Armchairinterviews.com

"VocationVacations gives our members a chance to test-drive a vocational interest before they jump in and leave their current job. It perfectly fits our members' need to investigate and evaluate."
-Kathi Jones, executive director, Microsoft Alumni Network

"Becoming a baker seems doable to me now!"
-Lea Chadwell, baker vocationer, Winston-Salem, NC

"I have a passion for taking a different look at my life (yes, even at seventy years old!) because of my VocationVacations experience."
-Jim Franklin, brew master vocationer, Port Townsend, WA

"Thanks to my experience with VocationVacations in 2005, I am pleased to report I have taken the plunge and now work as a full-time professional photographer!"
-Dan Chaffee, photographer vocationer, Kansas City, MO

“This is far more than a collection of motivational quotes. Test-Drive Your Dream Job offers concrete examples and practical solutions for the disenchanted. Highly recommended!”
–Curledup.com